| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/1 | Provisional list of meeting documents organized by provisional agenda item and by document symbol |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
Annexes I and II to the present note set out provisional lists of meeting documents for the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention. The documents listed in annex I are grouped according to the items on the provisional agenda for the meeting to which they pertain. Those listed in annex II are organized by document symbol. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/2 | Report on the implementation of the Basel Convention as it relates to the interpretation of certain terminology |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/3 on the follow-up to the Indonesian-Swiss country-led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention, the annex to the present note contains the report on the implementation of the Basel Convention as it relates to the interpretation of certain terminology that was finalized and taken note of by the Open-ended Working Group at its eighth meeting. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/3 | Study on used and end-of-life goods |   |
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Executive Summary
In accordance with Decision BC-10/3, this study identifies options for dealing with the problem posed by the transboundary movement and disposal of used and end-of-life goods (“UELG”). These goods do not easily fit the paradigm of wastes to be permanently disposed of. The re-use or recycling of such goods can conserve resources and provide significant economic opportunity to both exporting and importing States. At the same time, export of such goods, especially when not accomplished for the purported purpose of re-use, carries risk to health and the environment, particularly in countries that lack the necessary capacity and infrastructure to manage them properly, including assuring environmentally sound management and disposal of any hazardous components. In addition, lack of clarity regarding the status of these goods under the Basel Convention, combined with divergent national approaches, have complicated efforts to effectively manage their transboundary movement. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/4 | Follow-up to the Indonesian-Swiss country-led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention: Providing further legal clarity: comments on the draft glossary of certain terms |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in documents UNEP/CHW.11/3, on follow-up to the Indonesian-Swiss country led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention, and UNEP/CHW.11/3/Add.2, on the draft glossary of certain terms, the annex to the present note contains a compilation of comments received from parties and others as at 1 March 2013 on the draft glossary of certain terms dated 30 November 2012. The comments received are presented as received and have not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/5 | Follow-up to the Indonesian-Swiss country-led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention: Comments on options for the interpretation of terms |   |
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Comments on options for the interpretation of terms
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/3 on the follow-up to the Indonesian-Swiss country led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention and in document UNEP/CHW.11/3/Add.2 that contains a draft glossary of certain terms, the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments received from parties and others on the options for the interpretation of terms, considering both voluntary and legally-binding options. Certain comments on options for the interpretation of terms were received as part of overall comments on the draft glossary of terms set out in document UNEP/CHW.11/INF/4. In such cases, those comments were extracted and included in the annex to the present note. The comments set out in the annex are presented as received and have not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/6 | Report on the creation of a baseline for the mid-term and final evaluations of the strategic framework |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/4 on the report on progress on the implementation of the strategic framework, the annex to the present note contains a report on the creation of a baseline for the mid-term and final evaluations of the strategic framework of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, prepared by Duncan Bury Consulting. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/7 | Activities undertaken by the Secretariat pertaining to the Basel Convention from 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2012 |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1.The annex to the present note sets out a report prepared by the Secretariat on its activities pertaining to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal from 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2012, which were undertaken in accordance with its mandate under the Convention and as decided by the Conference of the Parties. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/8 | Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres: business plans for the biennium 2012–2013 |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. The annex to the present note contains a table listing the status of submissions to the Secretariat of business plans for the biennium 2012–2013 by Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres pursuant to paragraph 2 of decision BC-10/4, as at 15 October 2012. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/9 | Activity reports for the period 2011–2012 by Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/5 on the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres, the annex to the present note contains a table listing the status of submissions to the Secretariat of activity reports for the period January 2011–December 2012 by Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres as at 26 January 2013, pursuant to paragraph 3 of decision BC-10/4. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/10 | Business plans for the biennium 2014–2015 by Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/5 on the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres, the annex to the present note contains a table listing the status of submissions to the Secretariat of business plans for the biennium 2014–2015 by Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres as at 14 February 2013, pursuant to paragraph 3 of decision BC-10/4. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/11 | Progress report by the co-chairs of the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment Working Group |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/6 on the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment (PACE), the annex to the present note contains a report on progress made by the Partnership, as presented by the co-chairs of the PACE Working Group. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/12 | Guideline on environmentally sound testing, refurbishment and repair of used computing equipment |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/6 on the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment, the annex to the present note contains the final draft guideline on environmentally sound testing, refurbishment and repair of used computing equipment; it has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/12/Rev.1 | Revised guideline on environmentally sound testing, refurbishment and repair of used computing equipment |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note contains the final revised guideline on environmentally sound testing, refurbishment and repair of used computing equipment. The guideline was revised in order to make it consistent with changes made to the glossary of terms in appendix I to the revised guidance document on the environmentally sound management of used and end-of-life computing equipment (UNEP/CHW.11/6/Add.1/Rev.1) as adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting. The annex has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/13 | Guideline on environmentally sound material recovery and recycling of end-of-life computing equipment |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/6 on the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment, the annex to the present note contains the final draft guideline on environmentally sound material recovery and recycling of end-of-life computing equipment. It has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/13/Rev.1 | Revised guideline on environmentally sound material recovery and recycling of end-of-life computing equipment |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note contains the final revised guideline on environmentally sound material recovery and recycling of end-of-life computing equipment. The guideline was revised in order to make it consistent with section 5 of the revised guidance document on the environmentally sound management of used and end-of-life computing equipment and changes to the glossary of terms in appendix I to that document (UNEP/CHW.11/6/Add.1/Rev.1) as adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting. The annex has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/14 | Committee for Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention: classification and publication of parties’ individual compliance performance with regard to the annual reporting obligation |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/10, the present note contains the classification of parties’ compliance performance with regard to the annual reporting obligation for the years 2009 and 2010 and an explanatory note (annex I). Annex II to the present note sets out comments received from parties on the classification. The annexes have not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/15 | Further development of the Basel Waste Solutions Circle |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. In its decision BC-10/26 on further development of the Basel Waste Solutions Circle, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal took note of the draft outline of the Basel Waste Solutions Circle concept, including the process and criteria for admissions and awards in relation to the Circle (see UNEP/CHW.10/INF/49). In the same decision, the Conference of the Parties requested the Bureau, together with one representative of the business and industry sector and one representative of the civil society sector, to serve as the Circle’s admissions and awards committee, and invited the business and industry sector and the civil society sector to nominate one representative each to serve on the committee. Finally, the Conference of the Parties requested the Secretariat to report on the implementation of the aforementioned decision to the Open-ended Working Group at its eighth meeting. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/16 | The experience of parties in using technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management of used tyres, of wastes consisting of elemental mercury and wastes containing or contaminated with mercury and of co-processing of hazardous waste in cement kilns |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/7 on technical guidelines, the annex to the present note contains comments received from parties on their experience in using technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management of used tyres, of wastes consisting of elemental mercury and wastes containing or contaminated with mercury and of co-processing of hazardous waste in cement kilns. By the end of February 2013, the Secretariat had received comments from one party, which are set out in the annex to the present note. The comments are presented as received and have not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/17 | Comments received from parties on applications for new entries to Annex IX to the Basel Convention |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/8 on applications for new entries to Annex IX to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the annex to the present note contains comments submitted by parties to the Secretariat since 6 November 2012, on the proposed amendments to Annex IX to the Basel Convention and on the associated draft text, as referred to in decision OEWG-8/6 of the Open-ended Working Group on applications for new entries to Annex IX to the Basel Convention. Comments were received from Canada, the Central African Republic, the European Union and its member States and Mexico. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/18 | Committee for Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention: selected documents |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
I. Introduction
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/10 on the Committee for Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention, the annexes to the present note set out selected documents of relevance to the progress achieved by the Committee in implementing its 2012–2013 work programme. Annex I sets out a draft preliminary guide on the development of inventories, annex II contains a draft guide on the take-back procedure and annex III sets out a draft revised version of the Guide to the Control System. The annexes have not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/19 | Additional information on national reporting |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
I. Introduction
1. Pursuant to decision BC-10/14 on national reporting, the Secretariat has processed national reports for various years. As at 22 August 2012, the Secretariat had entered data on the national reporting database for the year 2010. In addition, in 2011 and 2012 the Secretariat entered data regarding late reports for 2007, 2008 and 2009. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/20 | Report on the implementation of decision V/32 in responding to emergency situations |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/14 on the implementation of decision V/32 on the enlargement of the scope of the Trust Fund to Assist Developing and Other Countries in Need of Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Basel Convention, the annex to the present note contains a draft report prepared by the Secretariat on the implementation of decision V/32 in responding to emergency situations pursuant to paragraph 1 of decision BC-10/22. It has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/21 | Programme for the delivery of technical assistance for the implementation of the Basel Convention |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/15, on technical assistance and capacity-building for the implementation of the Basel Convention, the annex to the present note sets out the technical assistance programme for the implementation of the Basel Convention. Section I contains the Secretariat’s programme for the delivery of technical assistance for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. Section II sets out a programmatic approach for the delivery of technical assistance relevant to the mandates under the Basel Convention and the decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/22 | Legal analysis of the application of the Basel Convention to hazardous and other wastes generated on board ships |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred in document UNEP/CHW.11/17 on cooperation between the Basel Convention and the International Maritime Organization, the annex to the present note contains the legal analysis of the application of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal to hazardous and other wastes generated on board ships, prepared by the Secretariat. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/23 | Comments from parties and others on the legal analysis of the application of the Basel Convention to hazardous wastes and other wastes generated on board ships |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/17 on cooperation between the Basel Convention and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the annexes to the present note contain comments received from parties and other stakeholders on two versions of the legal analysis of the application of the Basel Convention to hazardous wastes and other wastes generated on board ships. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/24 | Report on international cooperation and coordination and on the Basel Convention Partnership Programme |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/18 on international cooperation and coordination, the annex to the present note contains a report on international cooperation activities specific to the Basel Convention, including its partnership programme. The annex to this present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/25 | Additional information on the implementation of the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties on resource mobilization and sustainable financing |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/19 on implementation of the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties on resource mobilization and sustainable financing, the present note provides additional information on progress made in the implementation of decision BC-10/24 on the implementation of the decisions of the Conference of the Parties on resource mobilization and sustainable financing, and of the relevant provisions of decisions BC-10/29, RC 5/12 and SC-5/27 on enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (hereinafter referred to as the “2011 synergies decisions”) regarding the cross-cutting and joint activities related to resource mobilization. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/26 | Programme of work and proposed budget for the biennium 2014–2015: Basel Convention proposal, including joint activities |  |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. At its tenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal adopted decision BC-10/27 on the programme budget for the biennium 2012–2013, in which, among other things, it: |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/27 | Information on financial matters |  |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. By its decision BC-10/28, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention adopted financial rules for the operation of the Conference of the Parties, its subsidiary bodies and the Secretariat. Paragraph 1 of rule 3 as so adopted, which deals with the budget, requires the Executive Secretary to dispatch reports on the actual income and expenditure for each year of the previous biennium and estimates of actual expenditures in the current biennium, to all parties to the Convention at least 90 days before the opening of the meeting of the Conference of the Parties at which the budget for a given biennium is adopted. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/28 | Implementation of the Basel Convention programme budget for 2012 |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note contains a report prepared by the Secretariat, as at 31 December 2012, on the implementation of the programme budget approved by the Conference of the Parties in decision BC-10/27. It describes expenditures incurred under the general and the technical cooperation trust funds of the Basel Convention and provides information on related voluntary contributions made by donors for the implementation of these activities. The report has been reproduced without formal editing. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/29 | Updated information on financial matters |  |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in paragraph 4 of document UNEP/CHW.11/INF/27 on information on financial
matters, the annexes to the present note set forth updated information on expenditures and on
contributions pledged or received. The annexes, which have not been formally edited, are organized as follows: |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/30/Rev.1 | Admission of observers to meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/22 on admission of observers, the annex to the present note contains a list of bodies and agencies that had not previously been admitted to meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and that are requesting admission to participate in such meetings as observers in accordance with rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure for meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, as at 25 February 2013. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/31 | Capacity-building and training activities organized by the Secretariat from May 2011 to December 2012 |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/15 on technical assistance and capacity-building for the implementation of the Basel Convention, the annex to the present note sets out tables listing capacity-building and training activities organized by the Secretariat of the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, from May 2011 to December 2012. Regional and national-level activities are described in table 1, global-level activities are listed in table 2 and relevant projects are set out in table 3. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/32 | Basel Convention capacity-building and training activities planned by the Secretariat for 2013 |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in document UNEP/CHW.11/15 on technical assistance and capacity-building for the implementation of the Basel Convention, the annex to the present note contains information on Basel Convention capacity-building and training activities, planned by the Secretariat to take place between 1 January and 31 December 2013. Table 1 lists capacity-building and training workshops and table 2 lists webinars and online meetings. The annex to the present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/33 | Progress report on the implementation of the programme of work for the development, review and updating of technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. The annex to the present note contains the progress report, as at 18 February 2013, on the implementation of the programme of work for the development, review and updating of technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants, as submitted by Canada. |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/34 | Communication from the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs on the number of parties to the Basel Convention at the time of adoption of the Ban Amendment |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. At its tenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties adopted decision BC-10/3, on the Indonesi Swiss country-led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention. In that decision, among other things, the Parties agreed |
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| UNEP/CHW.11/INF/35 | Submission by the United Nations Environment Programme on a draft memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal |   |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note sets out a revised version, submitted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), of the draft memorandum of understanding between UNEP and the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal contained in the annex to the note by the Secretariat in document UNEP/CHW.11/23. The revised version of the draft memorandum is being circulated as provided by UNEP and has not been formally edited
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